While the new year is already well underway, I would like to pause a moment to thank you for helping the Yellowstone Park Foundation accomplish great things in the Park in 2010. Because of your support, we were able to contribute $4.8 million in much-needed funds to Yellowstone last year!

These funds made possible projects ranging from critical scientific studies and hiking trail rehabilitation, to youth education programs and the enhancement of wildlife and visitor safety.

Our proudest accomplishment of 2010 was the completion of theOld Faithful Visitor Education Center, which opened this past August. Over a period of several years, the Foundation raised $15 million of the $27 million needed to build the environmentally friendly center and its interactive exhibits.

Additional grants made to Yellowstone in 2010 funded a wide variety of projects, such as:

These grants, and numerous others, were made possible by contributions from Friends of Yellowstone, like you, and we are profoundly grateful. Everyone who comes to Yellowstone, and the wildlife that inhabits the Park, will benefit greatly from your generosity.

Karen Bates KressPresident

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Karen Bates KressPresident

The Yellowstone Park Foundation is the official fundraising partner of Yellowstone National Park